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CVE-2025-40605

A Path Traversal vulnerability has been identified in the Email Security appliance allows an attacker to manipulate file system paths by injecting crafted directory-traversal sequences (such as ../) and may access files and directories outside the…

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.33%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A Path Traversal vulnerability has been identified in the Email Security appliance allows an attacker to manipulate file system paths by injecting crafted directory-traversal sequences (such as ../) and may access files and directories outside the intended restricted path.

CVSS 3.1
5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.33% probability · 27th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-23
Affected
sonicwall/email security appliance 5000 firmware · sonicwall/email security appliance 5050 firmware · sonicwall/email security appliance 7000 firmware · sonicwall/email security appliance 7050 firmware · sonicwall/email security appliance 9000 firmware
Source
PSIRT@sonicwall.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.